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WAVA

Arlington, Virginia United States
Broadcast area	Washington, D.C. Baltimore, Maryland
Frequency	780 kHz
Branding	AM780 WAVA
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Religious Talk radio
Affiliations	SRN News
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group (Salem Communications Holding Corporation)
Sister stations	WAVA-FM WRCW WWRC
History
First air date	November 7, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-11-07)
Former call signs	WARL (1947–1961) WAVA (1961–1977) WABS (1977–2005)
Call sign meaning	"Washington Arlington Virginia"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54465
Class	D
Power	12,000 watts day (main) 9,800 watts critical hours (main) 5,000 watts day (auxiliary) 4,000 watts critical hours (auxiliary)
Transmitter coordinates	38°58′35″N 77°6′52″W / 38.97639°N 77.11444°W / 38.97639; -77.11444 (main) 39°0′1″N 77°3′28″W / 39.00028°N 77.05778°W / 39.00028; -77.05778 (auxiliary)
Translator(s)	96.7 W244EB (Burke)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wavaam.com

WAVA is a religious talk radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, serving the metro areas of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. WAVA is owned and operated by Salem Media Group. In its early history, the station sported pop, country and news/talk formats. As WARL, it was the first station to brand itself as playing "country western music".

WAVA is a daytime-only station because 780 AM is a clear-channel frequency, on which WBBM in Chicago is the dominant Class A station.

References

1. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
3. "History Cards for WAVA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
4. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
5. "Facility Technical Data for WAVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
6. "WAVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
7. WETA. "When Washington was Nashville North". weta.org. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 54465 (WAVA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WAVA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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